Heather Cooley on reasons for and against desalination. Desalination is the process of taking the salt out of ocean water to convert it into drinking water.
An EarthSky listener asked why desalination isn’t in greater use in U.S. coastal regions – like California – where water scarcity is an issue. As yet, no full-scale desalination plant – that is, a plant that produces millions of gallons of freshwater per day – has been built there. Pumps & Systems Magazine. Pumps & Systems Magazine.